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Criminal Procedure; pretrial proceedings in capital offense cases where the death penalty is sought when the accused has intellectual disability; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal procedure, so as to provide for pretrial proceedings in capital offense cases where the death penalty is sought when the accused has intellectual disability; to provide for a definition; to provide for notice of intent to claim intellectual disability; to provide for pretrial determination of intellectual disability; to provide for verdicts; to provide for capital case procedures; to pr…
Source: OpenStates · fetched February 13, 2025
Individuals with intellectual disabilities facing capital offense charges will have specific pretrial proceedings and determinations regarding their intellectual disability before a capital case proceeds.
- Person with a disabilitydirectMajor impactHigh certainty
Individuals with intellectual disabilities facing capital offense charges will have specific pretrial proceedings and determinations regarding their intellectual disability before a capital case proceeds.
“relating to criminal procedure, so as to provide for pretrial proceedings in capital offense cases where the death penalty is sought when the accused has intellectual disability”· Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated
“to provide for a definition; to provide for notice of intent to claim intellectual disability; to provide for pretrial determination of intellectual disability; to provide for verdicts; to provide for capital case procedures”· Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated
- Establishes pretrial proceedings for capital offense cases where the death penalty is sought and the accused has an intellectual disability.
- Includes provisions for defining intellectual disability, notice of intent to claim intellectual disability, and pretrial determination of intellectual disability.
- Outlines procedures for verdicts and capital cases involving individuals with intellectual disabilities.
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